ARC REVIEW Vampires Like It Hot by Lynsay Sands

Argeneau #28, I get excited everytime I see one of these books. This one is kind of a love triangle and I don't particularly care for those but I love where this one went with it. In the Dominican Republic toward the end of the season Raffaele and his two cousins Zanipolo and Santo are vacationing. Why would three immortals be on a tropical island? Santo needed a break from the normal after his time in captivity at the hands of the mad scientist he was suffering from PTSD and two Zani claimed where else would they find their lifemates. Also on the island, Jess Stewart, who is there for her cousin's wedding. Jess gets talked into going on a pirate ship to go feed the sharks little does she know that's an euphemism for feeding hungry immortals. Jess manages to escape the ship and swim for shore she wouldn't have made it but fortunately Raffe saw her out there and helped her the rest of the way. Jess doesn't want them to think she's crazy by spouting off about vampires so she omits that one detail from her story but because their ability to read minds they know the truth, well except Raffe because he can't read her. Since she is a possible lifemate for Raffe, he and his cousins will do anything to protect her especially since those rogue vampires keep coming after her and even keep the truth from her about who they really are. The truth is by far more complicated than anyone can guess.

In typical Lynsay Sands fashion the quirky immortals make things more difficult than they need to be but their hearts in the right place. I liked the spin on the love triangle trope, love triangle Argeneau style. Overall, another great Argeneau story. You can count on Lynsay Sands to be consistent in her writing the characters are all very amusing, especially side characters (Zanipolo is hysterical) and story has its ups and downs and the ending has a pretty good ending I wasn't expecting. I hope we get to see more of these guys.   

ARC REVIEW The Order of the Senary Books 1 and 2 by L.D. Rose

Book one of the series Releasing the Demons by L.D. Rose. WOW, I am so glad I read this. I love it when vampires are the villains, really I mean if vampires are undead they have no soul and can't be good. If comparing book series (normally I hate to do that but with a new author, for me, and a new series sometimes it is the best way to get the feel of the book across) I would put this up there with Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed series and a much better than Black Dagger Brotherhood. The book was well written and very engaging. The active setting for this dystopian post vampire apocalypse was fantastic. I could easily picture a deserted vampire ridden Manhattan, it was chilling. I kind of liked the fact that it was slow to release information about the Order of the Senary, it puts you in Valerie's shoes you find out as she does and still leaves more for us to uncover, but it did feel like there is supposed to be a book before this. I loved the characters, all of them, each of the guys involved in the Order are unique they all have different personalities and stuff but they are bonded but blood and have a common goal protect humans and kill vampires. The villains were truly evil and horrid individuals, as they should be.

Valerie is a NYPD Detective in the unit designated for vampire victims, and she is on the hunt for the person who killed and burned a young woman. All evidence points her the mysterious Blaze Knight. Blaze survived hell, six months being tortured and tormented by a vampire named Cyrus, five years later Blaze is still coping with the nightmares. Cyrus escaped all those years ago but for some reason he's back and he has targeted everyone Blaze has come into contact with especailly a beautiful young detective. The only way to keep Valerie safe is to tell her everything about his brothers and the Order of the Senary. Blaze is drawn to Valerie and protecting her from the likes of Cyrus has become his number one priority. As much as Valerie wanted to hate and blame Blaze for the murder she admits she was wrong and the romance between them flares.

Overall, this book is such a winner! I really enjoyed this. It does get violent and graphic but hey, I love that stuff, I'm morbid that way.

Black Bullet is the second book in the series. It follows JJ or Jon, whom we met briefly in the first book. Jon is a vampire, but when he was dying two of the Knights were able to keep him from becoming an evil vampire minion by keeping his soul in his body. (kind of like Angel) Jon's backstory goes back before Releasing the Demons. This book goes into more depth and detail about the Knights and the Order of the Senary and the who, what, why, and how of them. Once again I was sucked into the story and the setting and it was wow.

The vampire who killed Jon is dead, but his twin brother Reign is back and wants revenge, that is unless Jon finds him first. But Jon isn't the only one tracking this psychotic vampire Lawan has reasons of her own for wanting the maniac dead. Lawan appearance has everyone surprised she is one of them, a genetically created hybrid. Jon is amazed by the lost Knight sister and is completely taken by the woman's grace, beauty, and fighting ability. His need to help and protect her is almost as much as his lust for her. Lawan does not trust easy and thinks Jon has an ulterior motive she has a hard time seeing past his black vampire eyes at first but Jon is nothing if not persistent and eventually wears her down and she lets him into her heart.  

Old demons, bad blood, torture and one angry kitten is it more than Lawan and Jon can handle? or can their love conquer all. Overall, damn good book. Yes still graphic and violent that's one of the reasons I liked it so much. I really can not wait for Rome's story.

BLOG TOUR Aiden's Betrayal by CT Nicholson

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Aiden's Betrayal by C.T. Nicholson- Author

Aiden’s Betrayal- Book one in the Guardians of the Society series

A vigilante on the prowl…

A Guardian for the Society and a vampire, Aiden spends his nights hunting down those of his kind who have turned rogue. One night, he meets Elle, and it is lust at first sight. Elle is the first woman to get his attention after the loss of his mate.

Opposites attract…

Elle is a human who runs a bed and breakfast and leads a pretty simple life. On a fateful night, she ends up being dragged to a club by her friend. When she meets Aiden, he draws her to him like no other man ever has, but everything changes when she realizes he's a vampire. Just like the one who’d butchered her family and nearly killed her.

Good things don’t come easy…

As fate intervenes, Aiden brings Elle into his world to protect her from a rogue who is out to destroy them, and both woman and vampire must adjust. To give their budding relationship a fighting chance, Aiden has to get over his fear of losing another mate and Elle has to get over her fear of vampires.

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In the spirit of honesty... I could not remember what this book was about when I picked it up to read, I knew I had put it on my list for a reason, after getting to chapter two I remembered why. Ohh I picked a good one.

I found similarities to other books, which is fine with me that happens a lot with troupes; and the similarities are from other good series. I hate comparing books to other books because each book is different and should be judged by it's own merit but to make this easier... It's a unique blend of Midnight Breed and The Blackdagger Brotherhood with CT Nicholson's own touches. I enjoyed it, I always enjoy the band of vampire brothers fighting against evil troupe. I liked it better The Blackdagger Brotherhood but not quite as much as Midnight Breed. 

Elle is an enjoyable character and when she gets thrown it the situation she hands it well, all things considered. Aiden's frosty heart is finally thawed by Elle but the past he thought he left behind bites in in the butt and threatens to ruin everything. A sinister bad guy shows his face and the whole thing foreshadows more wickedness to come with ties to Elle's own family.   

                                           

Author Bio:

C.T. juggles raising two sons with her husband, a full time job and still manages to get her writing done. Between dirty diapers and sibling rivalry, she spends her only free time writing and escaping to the worlds that she creates. Sometimes she even manages to get some sleep…sometimes. Writing and becoming a published author is a recent dream come true. Most of what she reads revolves around paranormal and sci-fi romance, and her writing follows the same path. Not that she doesn't love a good contemporary story. The fun of weaving new worlds and species into existence is her true calling. She's a romantic to the core and wants nothing more than a happy ending. And of course sexy heroes!

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